Registration for #AU2009 is now open! http://au.autodesk.com/?nd=event2009 There are many classes to increase your skills and competitiveness as well as network with like minded people. There are several AutoCAD Architecture classes at AU this year taught by top notch industry instructors.
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Alibre V12 Released in Australia, V11 Upgrade Information
Sydney, Australia – CADDIT announces that the Australia localized version for Alibre Design is available for free download HERE. Alibre V12 offers new features and enhancements over V11, particularly when working with large assemblies and in “shaded & visible edges (wireframe edge)” graphics mode. CADDIT recommends Alibre Design V12 as Alibre’s strongest feature/dollar CAD value product release yet. A full list of enhancements can be read in the Alibre Design README document after installation.
It’s worth noting that a few adjustments have been made in packaging. Alibre Design Expert now includes Alibre Translate (for reading CATIA, Inventor, Pro/ENGINEER, SolidWorks, SolidEdge etc) free. Alibre Design expert also includes Alibre CAM 3 axis CNC milling, Alibre Vault PDM, Machinist Toolbox and Alibre Motion for mechanical simulation.
Both Alibre Design Expert and Professional versions include a single license for Algor DesignCheck single part linear FEA, direct editing, extended part libraries and Hypershot Web photo-realistic 3D rendering studio.
Current users of Alibre Design 11, as well as those who recently took advantage of the recent Alibre Standard promotion sale, may upgrade their account to version 12 by clicking HERE, logging in and following the instructions to download the new Alibre 12 trial version. NOTE: Alibre 11 users in Australia will need paid and active Alibre Maintenance to upgrade to version 12. Alibre 11 users may still buy into maintenance by clicking HERE.
The full procedure for Alibre 11 upgrade to version 12 is also available in this PDF document. Comments about this new release of Alibre Design can be posted to our new Alibre Forum.
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IntelliCAD, CAD software and
Design software service company based in Sydney
Australia.
Chief Architect Software Shafts Resellers as "Thank You"
I have been working in CAD support for over a decade. But it’s not often that I read a CAD homepage like these quotes, as of 04.10.2009, from what was once Chief Architect in Australia (original misspelling included):
“Chief Architect Inc’s USA short sighted management has made the decision that in an effort to support all Chief Architect users ‘more efficiently’ (?) they will totally eliminate the middle men.. i.e. their remaining commercial Chief Architect dealers acoss the world, before the end of the year.. and have started the ball rolling by terminating the contracts of Gordon McDermott and his dedicated team at BayCAD in New Zealand.. and of course ourselves here at Chief Australia.
May we however suggest that you read between the lines, and instead of the words ‘more efficently’ substitute.. ‘now we’ll be able to have ALL of the income from sales and support internationally.. not just the major portion of it’.
From a personal point of view.. we have spent thirteen years building up this business, and dedicated it almost exclusively to the sale and support of Chief Architect software. It has now just been totally destroyed by Chief Architect Inc with only 60 days notice.. notice initally delivered by email no less! So now we’re all unemployed!…
Interestingly, there has been no contact with us at all from Greg Wells, the President of Chief Architect.. not a quick phone call offering a word of thanks, no golden handshake (God forbid).. or even so much a letter of appreciation for our years of hard work in establishing and building Chief Architect’s user base here in Australia.. just a single sentence in an email that they sent out to our customers.
So on behalf of our loyal Australian users we’d just like to say..
Thanks for nothing Chief Architect!”
WOW.
I wasn’t actually surprised by the story, had already heard it from another former reseller. And although this kind of disloyalty disgusts me, it doesn’t necessarily surprise me either. I find the apparent ingratitude from Chief Architect USA somewhat bold. But I would be surprised if a seasoned mid range CAD developer would really be so out of touch and so naive to believe that many will continue paying an Aussie-four-grand for an engineering package that doesn’t offer local support. I guess time will tell what they really have in mind…
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IntelliCAD, CAD software and
Design software service company based in Sydney
Australia.
Awesome Video – Autodesk 2009 Siggraph Show Reel
It never ceases to amaze me what Autodesk customers create using our products.
Mathcad Download from CADDIT, Joins PTC
Sydney, 10 September 2009 – Parametric Technology Corporation (Nasdaq: PMTC) Asia Pacific Channel has formally enlisted CADDIT for service and support of their engineering software portfolio. This takes place as new staff join the CADDIT central office in Liverpool, Australia. PTC Mathcad can now also be downloaded directly from CADDIT in Australia, with a bonus pack of seven industry add-on modules.
Mathcad offers a unique “What You See is What You Get (WYSIWYG)” calculation whiteboard for visually solving complex engineering, scientific, medical and mathematical problems in algebra, trigonometry or calculus. Resulting 2D and 3D graphs may be arranged as the user needs along with original formulas, text, notations and graphics. Mathcad is better suited than average software such as Excel for documenting important technical or mathematical concepts. Mathcad is used by a large number of Fortune 1000 companies including Boeing, General Electric, IBM and Kellogg.
CADDIT.net offers an easy-to-use website for quickly comparing and buying CAD design and engineering software in Australia. Special pricing for Mathcad student/academic version as well as business and enterprise license discounts are now offered directly on CADDIT as well. “We are very fortunate to have recently acquired new staff who truly understand this software, and we will shortly be hosting a series of live webinars demonstrating how Mathcad can be a very inexpensive way for industry to solve common problems” states the company director regarding their new support of this powerful scientific and visualization software tool.
Selected preview sections for the upcoming scientific webinar series can be seen on the CADDIT forum.
CADDIT is currently offering Mathcad with a bonus pack of seven add-on modules: the full electrical, civil and mechanical engineering libraries, Wavelets and data analysis extension packs together with the Mathcad image and signal processing extensions. A 25% discount on single pc nodelock commercial licenses is available from the CADDIT.net website (for Australia only).
Download Mathcad for a free full-function demo from CADDIT.net in Australia HERE (Australia only).
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IntelliCAD, CAD software and
Design software service company based in Sydney
Australia.
progeCAD-Deutschland releases first free progeCAD Tutorial Software
This announcement is in English and German (German version below).
Weimar-Germany, September, 6th 2009 – progeCAD-Deutschland has launched the release of free tutorials for progeCAD Professional in German language. The tutorials are supposed to assist CAD beginners as well as advanced users in working with progeCAD effectively. The tutorials come in the form of an E-Book.
The first part is entitled “progeCAD-Tutorial 1”. It addresses the absolute CAD-Beginner and is intended to make the start with progeCAD Pro as easy as possible. In 9 brief chapters basic file and drawing functions are explained. The examples contain also command sequences, which can be tested out immediately in the progeCAD command line. For better understanding many screen shots were added.
“progeCAD-Tutorial 1” can be found unter this web location: http://www.progecad-deutschland.com/training/progecad-pro-tutorials . This is also the location where additional progeCAD tutorials can be found in the future.
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Weimar-Deutschland, 6.September 2009 – progeCAD-Deutschland hat mit der Veröffentlichung von kostenlosen, deutschsprachigen Tutorials für das Programm progeCAD Professional begonnen. Die Tutorials sollen CAD-Anfängern als auch fortgeschrittenen Benutzern dabei helfen, progeCAD Professional effektiv zu nutzen. Die Tutorials haben die Form eines E-Books.
Der erste Teil trägt den Titel “progeCAD-Tutorial 1”. Er richtet sich an den absoluten CAD-Anfänger und soll den Start mit progeCAD Pro so einfach wie möglich machen. In 9 kurzen Kapiteln werden grundlegende Datei- und Zeichenfunktionen erklärt. Die Beispiele enthalten auch “Befehlsfolgen”, die sofort mit der Befehlszeile in progeCAD Pro ausgetest werden können. Zum besseren Verständnis wurden auch viele Screenshots eingefügt.
“progeCAD-Tutorial 1” ist unter dieser Url zu finden: http://www.progecad-deutschland.com/training/progecad-pro-tutorials . Hier werden auch später die weiteren progeCAD Tutorials zu finden sein.
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Design software service company based in Sydney
Australia.
Free AutoCAD Architecture Webcast August 5, 2009 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time
There is a free live webcast on AutoCAD Architecture. Content Browser and Tool Palettes in AutoCAD Architecture Wednesday, August 5, 2009 — 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time http://www.adskmedia.com/architecturewebcasts/
Preview of Alibre Design 12 Release, New Features
Only days remain before the public release of Alibre Design 12 as of time of this article. Alibre 12 definitely continues the standing tradition of delivering powerful, easy-to-use features at low cost. Here is a list of some of them, grouped by their work space:
The assembly space move and rotate commands have been merged into a single dialogue for faster model placement by the user. Assembly part arrays / patterns now offer placement preview. View performance for large assemblies has been greatly improved.
For more information about Alibre 12 improvements, feel free to contact CADDIT in Australia HERE. There is also a downloadable PDF version of this list available HERE.
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Design software service company based in Sydney
Australia.
AutoCAD Architecture 2010 Key Feature Series from AUGI
In reading through my AUGI Hotnews emails after returning from a lengthy vacation, I noticed a great article series for AutoCAD Architecture 2010 features.
$99 Alibre Announced, Special Promotion in Australia
PRESS RELEASE (Modified for Australia)
Richardson, TX (August 11, 2009) – Alibre, Inc. (http://www.alibre.com/) today announced the boldest marketing initiative in the history of 3D CAD – making professional grade 3D CAD software, including parts, assemblies, and 2D drafting, available to anyone for under $100. In Australia the promotional price will be AUD $149.00, sold through CADDIT.net.
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Design software service company based in Sydney
Australia.